RNA viruses Flashcards
Double stranded
icosahedral and non enveloped
REO respiratory, enteric, orphan
example: rotavirus: diarrhea in infants
- sense single stranded
paramyxo rhabdo orthomyxo filo arena bunya encephalitis and congo fever
Paramyxo virus
mumps and measles
mumps
direct contact and aerosol, parotitis, orchitis, and pancreatitis
Measles
AKA rubeola or 1st disease, koplik spots, maculopapular erythmatous rash
Rhabdo virus
Rabies: bullet shaped. Negri bodies in brain. racoon, skunk, bats. hydrophobia, dysphagia, agitation, paralysis and coma.
orthomyxo
influenza: fever, sore throat, myalgia
filo
Ebola
arena
lassa fever
bunya
california equine encephalitis
hepatitis D
defective virus, needs hep B to be infactive
positive sense
all the rest of single stranded RNA
corona virus
common cold and SARS
retro virus
HIV. sex and blood. flu like, feeling fine, failing CD4 with recurrent opportunistic infections. pneumonia jerovici will eventually kill the patient
toga virus
rubella, AKA german measles and the 3rd disease. sore throat, cervical lymph node and maculopapular rash.